Nozzle



(ModeL) O. PRANK ENFIELD.

No. 242,768., Patented June 14, 1881.

n INVENTOR ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE-'7 CHARLES FRANKENFIELD,OF STROUDSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

NOZZLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 242,768, dated June 14,1881.

Application filed March 22, 1881. (Model.)

nozzles, the object being to provide an articleof the characterdesignated which will be adapted to be attached to stand-pipes andhydrants, and to be employed in other situations where it is desired tothrow a stream of water at varying angles from an inflexible pipe as asource of supply.

With this object in view my invention consists in certain details ofconstruction andcombinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described,and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure is a view in vertical cross-sectionof a nozzle constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is a planview of the hemispherical cup. Fig. 3 is a plan View of the under sideof the retaining-ring; and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the ball orsphere which is received within the cup shown in Fig.2, and to which thenozzle proper is attached.

Let A represent a hemispherical cup, provided with aninternally-screw-threaded perforation or inlet, B, by means of which thesaid cup, which constitutes the lower portion of the nozzle, is securedto the stand-pipe from which the water is derived. Inlet B is surroundedby an annular depression, which forms a waterchamber, 0, in the cup, andsubserves an important function in my invention. s

D is a hollow sphere or ball, adapted to fi snugly within the cup A, andto be held therein by a ring, E, having a concave inner face, F, andprovided with a flange, G, by means of which it is secured, by bolts H,to the flange I,

encircling the upper edge of cup A. The cup A and ringE are grooved at aand I), respectively,to admit a rubber or equivalent packing,

(shown at J said packing being designed to prevent the escape of waterfrom the nozzle at any point other than the provided outlet. The ring Eis also provided with a groove, 0, to receive packing material, tofurther insure the nozzle against the escape of water from other thanthe proper exit.

The sphere D is provided with a short exteriorly-screw-threaded pipe, K,secured thereto or made integral therewith, having open communicationwith the interior thereof and designed t'or the attachment of the nozzleproper, through which the Water is thrown. As will be seen, nozzles maybe readily attached to and detached from the pipe K, and thus exchanged,as the necessities of the particular use may demand those of differentcharacters and apertures.

Inlet for water into the sphere D from the chamber 0 is made throughperforations L and M in the lower portion of said sphere. Theperforation L is the larger and registers with the inlet B of the cupwhen the sphere is in a vertical position. Perforations M, located in asmall circle encircling perforation, L, provide ready access of waterinto the sphere when out of a vertical position.

A view of the drawings will render it clearly apparent that the sphere Dwill have a universal movement limited only by the engagement of pipe Kwith the upper edge of ring E. Water entering the sphere D from avertical or fixed stand-pipe can thus be thrown in different directions,as may be desired. The advantages ofsuch a nozzle will be readilyappreciated and cannot be overestimated. The different parts composingit may be made of iron, cast or malleable, of brass, or of othersuitable metal.

By adding one or more nozzles together, as by. screwing the cup A of asecond nozzle to the pipe K, and so on, a'flexible metallic pipe canbe'obtained, having an almost unlimited movementin all directions.Myimprovednozzle may also be used to advantage as a joint for asectional metallic hose by connecting lengths of pipe, say three or sixfeet in length, and winding them on a square reel hose-oarriage.

I would have it understood that I do not limit myself to the exactconstruction shown and described, but hold myself at liberty to makesuch slight changes and alterations as 2. The combination, with ahemispherical 15 cup having an inlet-openin g and a water-chamber in itslower portion, of a hollow sphere provided with a series of inlet-openings on one side and a single discharge-opening on its opposite side, saidsphere being secured within 20 the cup by a ring, substantially as setforth.

In testimony thatI claim the foregoin g1 have hereunto set my hand this16th day of March,

CHARLES FRANKENFIELD. Witnesses:

JOHN N. SHIVELY, J OHN GORDON.

